Smyrna times., 1887-08-10

A. S. REEDER, west of Green Spring.
one of the few whose grapes have not
been materially injured by the rot. ex-
poets to commence shipping this week.
RObt. Denney and J. ID. Scout are also
/ getting ready for early shipments. The
champion and MOore's early are among
the earliest ripcning grapes. Mr. Lar
ham made shipment yesterday and
Mr.. Massey expects to tomorrow.
ACTIVITIES commence this week
with those of the farmers who have
peaches. The Troth and Mountain
Rose are now going to market But
there will be wide difference between
this and some years ago when we had
something like good and full crops.
Then in some capacity, is pickers.
haulers, in pearing or drying fruit in
the different establishments. every
man, woman and child, even to the
tramps, were on the stretch from morn
ing till night. This season set out ap-
parently with that intention, but cot
knocked out of time by its very pecu-
liar weather.
The golden rod and altheas are in
bloom, which is an infallible sign that
the hot weather will not last more than
three months longer There's even
consolation in this. Just think of it.
we are not nearly so badly off as thev
are in Africa or India where they
never have any zero weather. and don't
know the comforts of a coal fire or a
steam radiator, or the pleasurable de-
light OF sporting a forty dollars ulster
or hundred and fifty dollar seal skin.
No! There are people in the world who
haven't half the blessings we enjoy in
this land of the free and the home of
the brave. 1t may be very hot in sum
mer, but things are rounded up bv
very cold weather in winter.
On Monday night two maple trees
set out last fall in front of the residence
ofthe Misses FAIRIES on Mount Vernon
street were bent over and pulled out
otthe ground. a half square further
on handsome tree two or three wears
old ON the corner of VIM. NJ. Bells
yard was caught and pulled over. and
but for the protection afforded by the
iron fence would have been broken off
at the ground. 1t seems to have been
from spirit of malignant mischief, the
parties neither knowing nor caring to
whom the trees belonged. 1t was
doubtless the work of persons who had
been engaging in the orgies of a saloon.
for it is difficult to imagine that spirit
OF such diabOlism could have had an
origin anywhere else.
THE question of n school house for
District No. $50 embracing the north
eastern section of Duck Creek Hundred.
was settled on Saturday. This district
was set off from No. 6, known as the
CarrOltOwn school near Seyersons
church, some years ago and school
house built, which afterwards burnt
down. During the several years since
the children have been going to the
original house No. 6, but it was too far
for number and besides crowded the
school. The difficulty in the wav of n
new house seemed to be its location.
The people Of the District which com
prIses a farms were nearly or quite
unanimous in favor Of placing it in one
OF the corners where the Woodland
Beach road intersects the Light house
road on the farm belonging to the heirs
of X. r. Robinson, of Wilmington.
which was opposed by them through
their agent Mr.. Bewley. The three
commissioners appointed by the Levy
Court, Henry Slaughter, VIM. Har-
ringtOn and ]. Frank Denney met
there on Saturday: after review of the
situation and in according with the
general expression of the people, the
two first named gave their vote for the
place above stated. Walter o. Hof-
fecker who had been engaged for the
purpose, surveyed and staked off
half acre of ground on which a school
house will be built and the people ex-
pect to have school going in five or
six weeks.